Overview of the IT3 Initiative

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Overview of the IT3 Initiative
CONFIDENTIAL
Discussion Document
September 2008
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IT3 INVESTING IN TOMORROWS TRANSPORTATION TODAY
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Develop Investment Strategy
Begin Execution of Strategy
Support Strategy with Resources
Execute with focus
Develop investment strategy
Support strategy with resources
Late Sept. end Nov. 2008
Jun. Oct. 2008
January 2009

• Benchmark other states transportation successes
• Develop strategies and goals
• Estimate cost
• Set up policies and governance

• Project prioritization
• Develop options to pay for improved mobility
• Leveraging existing revenues
• Examining new equitable and sustainable resource
  options

• Legislative and/or budgetary actions
• Refine policies
• Translate to operating plans
• Continued improvement of project delivery

Building management capacity at GDOT
Building relationships with partners
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WE WILL ENGAGE THE STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS
July 16 Applying business planning to
Georgias transportation strategy
Week of October 1 Review of proposed investment
scenarios for other regions (2 hours)
August 14 Review of goals and customer service
objectives
October 15 Offsite agenda and proposed scope of
work for financial analysis
August 20 Finalizing objectives for the state
investment strategy
October 29 (offsite) Review of scenario results
and implications for choices
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OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIC GOAL-SETTING PROCESS
Focus of discussions to date
Inputs
Board interviews and vision
Freight
Rural citizen
5 guiding principles
Medium-sized city
Suburban resident
Goals/objectives in competing states
Urban dweller
Develop targets and scenarios
Set objectives
Set goals
Determine performance measures
Prioritize objectives and measures
Location site consultant interviews
MPO/stakeholder interviews
User group expectations
GA performance vs. peers
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GOALS FOR GEORGIA

• Reflects
• Goals embraced by other countries, states, and
  cities
• Priorities articulated by the Board in interviews
  and discussed in August 14th Board Committee
  meeting
• Transportation service objectives by citizen
  groups and freight haulers

Equity/social inclusion
Source State transportation plans
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ALIGNMENT ON PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (1/2)
Goals
Objectives

• Move Georgias citizens to work, school, and play
  reliably, affordably, and within an acceptable
  time frame
• Support development patterns that improve
  Georgians access to efficient, desirable living
  environments that fit their surroundings
• Increase the labor-shed and accessibility of
  Georgias regional employment centers
• Reduce congestion costs to Georgias economy
  below that of competitors
• Capture Georgias growth opportunity in freight
  and logistics
• Provide sufficient network capacity
• Ensure efficient connections between key origins
  and destinations

Support Georgias economic growth and
competitive-ness
Population
Employment
GDP
Source State transportation plans Congestion
and Mobility Task Force MPO / stakeholder
interviews Board member interviews team analysis
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ALIGNMENT ON PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (2/2)
Goals
Objectives

• Reduce injuries and fatalities on the
  transportation system
• Minimize accidents on road and rail that cause
  losses to freight
• Create a transit environment that is comfortable
  and secure throughout its hours of operations

Ensure safety and security

• Sustain existing transportation infrastructure at
  a level that balances efficient use of resources
  and usable life
• Optimize throughput of people and goods in
  existing network assets
• Accelerate the delivery of new capacity, while
  balancing quality and cost

Maximize the value of GAs transportation assets
Protect the environment

• Improve air quality and reduce the number of smog
  days
• Minimize the impact of transportation on the
  environment (e.g., land and water usage energy
  use)

Source State transportation plans Congestion
and Mobility Task Force MPO / stakeholder
interviews Board member interviews team analysis
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CHOOSING OBJECTIVES FOR INVESTMENT SCENARIOS
There are two primary criteria for determining
which transportation objectives could be used as
a centerpiece for an investment strategy
2. Can the state move the needle?
1. Is there a performance gap (today or in the
future) ?
Acceptable
Acceptable
Change trajectory
Change trajectory
Good
Good
If Georgias transportation is underperforming
relative to targets and the State can influence
the networks performance, then the objective
could be a priority for an investment case
Source Team analysis
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PROPOSED SCREENING PROCESS
ILLUSTRATIVE
Is there a performance gap (today or in the
future)?
Can the state move the needle?
Focus of investment modeling
13 objectives
(E.g., 3 4 objectives)
(E.g., 5 - 6 objectives)
Objectives with acceptable performance and/or
trajectory will be modeled at current/acceptable
levels
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NEXT STEPS

• Determine performance measures and targets
• Tailor to different parts of the state, as
  appropriate
• Syndicate objectives with other stakeholders
• Prioritize objectives and determine which 3-5 are
  potential centerpieces of an investment case
• Determine potential strategies for accomplishing
  the objectives and begin development of
  investment scenarios
• Outcomes to drive
• Role of supply-side investments vs. demand
  management in achieving the outcome
• Role of different modes (e.g., road, transit,
  bike/ped) within supply
• Resourcing